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. \ y «r' #•' w?" * -L StlPI 'It,' §i§ H - 1 P • $r;fv;7 iiiys V"- •• 'V*' iff •|/5| • . - ̂ ? /• V\. :.V. REP. R. BRUCE WADDELL Rep. Waddell . Dies Tuesday \ McHenry lost one of its state legislators Tuesday, July 31, when R. Bruce Waddell, 64, 'died while cutting firewood at his summer cottage near Hayward, Wis. According to his wifje, Frances, he had been sawing wood behind the summer home when she noticed the saw had stopped. She went to in­ vestigate and found her husband lying on the ground. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The veteran Republican (Continued on page 16) »Wv / «<* ••••«• ...... -.-J V ^ : • " : ; •' \ i- ' • ' ' < • . . y • • ' J - V J • " V.v.--' • *. v •: U .*} " , v Area churches are currently planning a community-wide survey early this fall. Thirteen parishes have indicated they will participate in the survey of approximately 14,000 homes in the area to learn the church affiliation or religious preference of area families. Representatives from the area churches met last week to outline plans for the survey and to share their concern that the people living in the area be totally aware of the services offered by the various local parishes. Training sessions for those participating in the survey will be held in the near future. During the survey, teams of callers intermixed from the various parishes will participate in this community-wide ecumenical effort. This challenging and worthwhile project has also offered an opportunity for clergy and members from the various parishes to dialogue with each other and learn to know each other better. The following parishes have indicated they will participate in the community wide survey: Chain Of Lakes Evangelical, Christ the King Catholic, Faith Presbyterian, First United Methodist, Mount Hope Methodist,^Nativity Lutheran, Ring wood Methodist, St. John the Baptist Catholic, St. Mary's Catholic, St. Patrick's Catholic, St. Paul's Episcopal, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, and Zion Lutheran. c Judith Warren and Pat Buhrman discuss a community- religious survey being planned by area churches. wide SERVING THE C HAIN-O LAKES REGION SINCE 1875' &toard Utouung iletospapet 1978' Illinois Press Association ewspaper Contest VOLUME 104 NUMBER 2 FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1979 2 SECTIONS 24 PAGES 20* McHenry Lakes Estates Conditional Approval For Plat Of Development * •. -v* Hold Benefit For Rescue Squad For more than 25 years dances have been held to benefit the important work of the Johnsburg Rescue squad. This year's event is planned for Saturday, Atog. 25, at the Johnsburg Community club beginning at 9 p.m.JPrior to the dance, a sit-down dinner will be served from 6 to 8 p.m. The annual danc'e is the major fund raising event for the squad, which operates strictly on the donations of people in the area. Success of the dance is considered especially important this year because the squad plans to build an addition on its present facilities In the near future. Above, Dick Seaborn places the first tickets in the mail. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD The final plat for Unit 1 of the McHenry Lakes Estates development was conditionally approved at Monday night's meeting of the City Council. The property in question used lo be the old Jacob Freund farm which is located west of Richmond road, south of Mc- Culiom Lake road and north of Maple. Dan Cur ran, representing the development, asked that the first phase of the development be split tip into two parts. The engineering for the first part of the development con­ cerned seme 216 lots at an estimated improvement cost of $jL7 million, including roads, curbs, sewers, etc. But this dollar figure, Curran said, was more than any one bank could handle and requested that the $3,000 In Vandalism ! With only happy memories of the most recent Fiesta week, it seems safe to^say the 1979 celebration was probably the most successful in its long history. Only the hapless Checker­ board Squares had reason to complain to Mother Nature for sending heavy showers before the Friday evening dancing was well under way. Bad luck has plagued this group through the years but has flever deterred enthusiastic members from returning the next year. In contemplating the success of Fiesta week, it is the square dancers and others like them who have refused to let their spirit be conquered by ob­ stacles. Aifld obstacles there are that never reach the huge crowds who merely enjoy. This is as it should be. But this same public should be made aware that Fiesta weeks - or whatever they are called in cities like McHenry throughout the country-do not just happen. They happen because a handful of dedicated citizens place their time and talent at the disposal of the communities that will benefit. Criticism is freely given, suggestions; are rampant, and a pat-on-the-back is the ex­ ception, not the rule. Last Monday afternoon a smiling young man in his 'twenties walked into our of­ fice. Still tired from an exhausting week, he was taking the time to thank others for helping to make it successful. He was Tim Low, who headed the committee that made the week's activities possible. There were others -- there had to be - who were tired. The committee in charge, the Chamber of Commerce office and the City of McHenry had their own contributions to make. But in the end, it was a young, modest chairman who was responsible for getting the job done. \ . The business community ^h£s something to gain from such a week and this is as it should be. Our merchants contribute year 'round to a better McHenry and the few events like Fiesta week provide some compensation for that contribution. For most of us, it seems that too often Fiesta week comes to a close and is given no thought until it's time for another celebration. With good memories of an exciting week still vivid, let's just this once recognize people like Tim Low who made it all possible. KAF Two juveniles were turned over to authorites after van­ dalism to a new home which resulted in damage estimated at more than $3,000. On July 30, someone reported to the Sheriff's police that there were two people in a newly built house at the intersection of Florence and West streets. When the police arrived they found two juveniles inside the house and called the builder, James Atchison, McHenry, to the scene. Inside the house, windows were broken, walls were damaged, insulation was torn out and screens, doors, heating grills and electrical outlets __ lamaged. Atchison estimated the total damage in the house, which was recently repaired from a previous vandalism incident, at more than $3,000. The youths were referred to the juvenile authorities. On July 28, Sheriff's police were called to investigate a burglary at an apartment rented by Murray Bolger and William Dehmlow, 3020 W. Victoria, McHenry. According to the report, while Dehmlow slept, someone walked in and a short time later walked out with a color television, a Panasonic stereo unit, about 50 albums and some postage stamps. On July 26, someone broke a window to get into Eagle Welding Supply, 2500 W. Route 120, McHenry, and stole 10 cutting torches, several welding outfits, a display of Vise-Grip pliers, regulators, three dozen work gloves and 18 stereo tapes in a vinyl case. Also on July 26, someone pried open the rear door of the Curran Drive-in, Wonder Lake, and stole $200 in change from the pinball machines and the desk and damaged $500 worth of food when the freezer door was left open. For the second time, someone broke into a mobile home at Bob's Auto-Body, 1701 Route 120, McHenry, and stole a CB radio and emptied all the cabinets. Anthony Varese, 2917 Deborah lane, McHenry, reported that someone broke 4nto his home and stole a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver from a dresser drawer. Council give conditional ap­ proval to 103 lots. "It's just a dollar figure- which part of the engineering and how much it is going to cost and Hal (city engineer) will tell us that," Curran said. Curran said the engineering for the entire 216 lots had been completed and approved by Haljmar Sundin, the city engineer, and what remained was to pick out the appropriate engineering and determine its cost. The bank will not give a letter of "irrevocable credit" without approval by the City. Alderman Wieser was a little skeptical of granting Council approval for something which was not approved by the city engineer. / "We're not asking for signatures, we are just asking for approval. The signatures will come after Hal has ap­ proved the cost," Curran said. Alderman Harker pointed out, "They're not going to dig one shovel full of dirt without Hal's approval." In an unanimous vote, the Council approved the plat conditioned upon legal and engineering approval. When the public hearing for the Falcon development had to be rescheduled, for the third time, some members of the Council wondered what the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZB A) was doing. "They asked Fred (Supt. Meyer) to stand up and he said Falcon's engineers got together with our engineers and assured them that everything was on the up and up, and they kept questioning little things," Alderman Wieser said. The consensus of some members of the Council was that the ZBA was overstepping its bounds when it discussed things like road widths. "If we can't trust our Local Hearing On Land Use-Plan The McHenry County Regional Planning commission has scheduled public hearings for the proposed Land Use plan for the second week in August. They will be held in five locations across the county. Dennis Wonderlick of the Planning commission will chair the hearings. County board om v i l l i Dean Bids For Waddell Post WALTER J. DEAN \ Who will be the successor to Rep. R. Bruce Waddell from the 33rd district in the Illinois That question won't be an­ swered for at least 10 days, but one thing is certain, a McHenry man will be among those being considered for the post. He is Walter J. Dean, McHenry township supervisor and for seven years chairman of the McHenry County board Dean said Thursday morning he is submitting his resume for the appointment to A1 Jourdan, chairman of the McHenry County Republican Central committee and also chairman of the 33rd Legislative District committee organization, which wi)l select a replacement for Waddell. . The district includes all of McHenry and Boone counties, about 90 percent of Kane county and small parts of both DeKalb and Winnebago counties. , Dean said the five Central committee chairmen will meet within the next few days and then return to confer with their own county committees. It is possible, he added, tnat-each will submit a recommendation and of the names submitted, one will be named. "I don't know how strong the possibility is that I will be named", Dean observed, Thursday morning. He pointed out that with Thomas Hanahan (D) of McHenry and Cal Skinner, Jr., (R) of Crystal Lake both from this county, the committee '"'might try to get someone from the southern part 6f the district". However, Dean pointed to several things he felt should be considered in making a (Continued on page 16) committee will also be on hand to answer questions, as will Planning department staff members. The proposed Land Use plan consists of the most current existing land use map, the proposed land use plan map and a text to the maps. The text explains the maps and gives the criteria for the planning areas. All hearings are scheduled for 7 p.m. Locally they will be Monday, Aug. 6, at Johnsburg high school, and Friday, Aug. 10, at the McHenry county courthouse in Woodstock. The proposed Land Use plan has been in a state of development for a vear. Goals and objectives for'the county were formulated and adopted Fire Af Plaxa E a r l y T h u r s d a y morning, a fire in.; the Crystal Lake Plaza destroyed at least part of the True Value store a n d r e p o r t e d l y damaged some others. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available from the Crystal Lake Fire department at press time. by the County board. Municipalities were contacted for their city plans. Tran­ sportation agencies were consulted on major highway and rail projects, extensions, and routes. School superin­ tendents were interviewed on enrollment and expansion plans. „ The McHenry County Planning commission and the Land Use committee of the County board have worked closely with the Planning department staff in developing the proposed land use plan, the Planning department has utilized studies of population projections, flood hazards, soil suitability, prime agricultural lands, contour and topography, and inventories of subdivision lots, metes and bounds parcels, and other residentially zoned land. Employment statistics, traffic studies, and economic studies were also part of the proposed Land Use plan's development. < A Land Use plan is deemed necessary for McHenry county because all other land use plans are incomplete or out-of-date. McHenry county is part of regional plan developed by the Northeast Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), but the proposed Comprehensive Land Uaeptan for McHenry county is based on newer data and more specificially local data than has been gathered before. A spokesman said a land use plan is also believed necessary for the best use and develop­ ment of the county's sources. Haphazard growth, which will occur without a land use plan, will only cause further land use problems in the future. jngineers, who can we trust," Wieser said. The Council accepted the ZBA's recommendation and passed an ordinance granting a special use of a parcel on Route 120 in the western part of the City for the Kindercare center. Some time ago, John Huemann, of Joseph Huemann and Sons, offered to donate two wells to Petersen park. "I think it's about time we took him up on the offer," Mayor Stanek said. Huemann estimated the cost of putting in one hand operated pump for drinking water and a larger electrical puhip to provide enough pressure for filling buckets, toilets and the like at about $1,400. Presently, there is barely enough pressure from the Lakeland water, system to operate the drinking fountains. The Council decided that might be better to have the larger electrical pump at Jk>th well locations, for springing, and authorized the m^or to spend up to $2,500. In other Council action, the Curran Contracting company, Crystal Lake, was awarded the contract afterburning in a bid of $89,221.25 for the FAU In­ termittent Road Resurfacing program. The bid was more than $24,000 less than the estimated $114,000 cost of the program. The Council voted to spend $4,750 to build a 40 by 80 foot basketball court/The court was originally intended to double as a volleyball court, but there was some disagreement because people often try to dive or slide to get under volleyballs. "Anyone diving for volleyballs is taking the game too seriously for me," Mayor Stanek said. Alderman Dal^reported that the City's insurance program is in thp "bprfi shape it has ever been in, Thejre was some debate as to whe^ner the insurance contract should be bid or not. Alderman pepping said it would be more ^ethical, from the City's point of view, to offer a sizeable con­ tract such as this to a number of companies, provided they are acceptable to the City. Alderman Datz said he would gladly interview anyone in­ terested. Mayor Stanek said that Bill Toalson, who has been working for $250 a year as McHenry's (Continued on page 16) Miss Congenia l i ty Two Injured In Car Crash Rosanne Spears, 121 S. S h e r i d a n , M c H e n r y , a n d Thomas W. Para, 5002 Maple, McHenry, were taken to McHenry hospital by the McHenry Rescue squad after the car she was driving went off Draper road early Monday morning. Ms. Spears told McHenry police she was driving north on Draper road, talking to her passenger, when she saw a small animal and swerved to miss it. She said she lost control of the car and went off the road. Neither Para nor Ms. Spears were admitted to the hospital. Michael S. Wegener, 4220 Sioux lane, McHenry, was ticketed for driving with a suspended driver's license (Continued on page 16) The little girl with the big smile has won the Miss Congeniality for McHenry county. Patty McMillan, daughter of McMillan of Wonder Lake and the late Tom McMillan,roe title during judging for the Miss McHenry County crown a fairgrounds Wednesday evening. Pattv, who entered as Wonder Lake, was selected by a vote of tie contestants for the A picture of the new queen, Denise Llndley of Algonquin, ai other candidates appear elsewhere In this issue. STAFF PHOTO-ANTHONY • A.,-.-